Improvement in sleigs-brake



M. SATTERLEE.

- Sleigh Brake.

No. 84,379. Patented Nov. 24,1868.

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MILTON'SATTE'RLEE, OF RICHLAND CENTRE, WISCONSIN.

Letters Patent No. 84,37 9, dated November 24, 1868.

IMPROVEMENT IN SLIEIG-H-ERAKE.

The Schedule referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.-

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I,.,MILTON SATTERLEE, of Richland Centre, in the county of Richland, and State of" Wisconsin, have invented a new and improved Sleig'h- Brake and I do hereby'declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same, reference being had to the annexed drawings making a part of this specification, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation.

Figure 2 is a cross-section'.-

This invention is a neat, cheap, and easily-operated adjustable'brake, which can'readily be attached to any sleigh or sled.

In the drawings, A represents the runners,B the 1 top, and c c c, the 'studs of an ordinary sleigh.

Between two ofthe studs, I attach to the runner and top an upright post, D; and in a slot in the upper end of this, by means of a set-screw, bolt, and nut, d, .I pivot my brake-attachment, in such a manner that 'the brake can be adjusted up or down at pleasure, in

order to make it come' more or less in contact with. the hard surface of snow or ice beneath.

The brake itself consists of a stout spur-wheel, w,

supported-.- between two arm-plates, e e, the latter of which is attached to the former by the screw-bolt i,

and by the jdurnal m of the wheel, the 'former supporting both the wheel and the outer arm-plate, andbeing itself pivoted, as above described, on the bolt d.

The inner or supporting-plate e also has an arm, n, which proj ects upward and-forward, for the purpose of connecting with the separating-lever near the drivers seat.

s is a pin, which prevents the arm-plate from moving too.far backward when the brake is put on, and J is a guard, which maybe attached to the runner for the same purpose, as well as to steady the brake, and prevent it fi'om springing off from the runner by force of the snow, and wedging behind it. I

The means for operating this brake consist simply of the ordinary lever, L, and rod, R, the latter 0per-- gating bell=crank, T, which is connected with the arm n by a rod, 0'.

By throwing the lever L forward, the brake israised, and, by throwing it backward, it is depressed, and caused to come in contact with the ground, and to arrest the motion of the sleigh.

The device has been thoroughly tested practically, and is found to operate admirably, arresting the motion of the sleigh, not in a rough, jerking manner, but gently and easily, and keeping itself entirely clear of snow and ice. It can ,be attached to any form of sleigh or sled,

- Whether single or double. When used with the latter 

